Travel

Broken Glass and Cracked Asphalt

February 28, 2011 Travel

The downtown portion of a city can tell you a lot about its character like the small town feel of Charlotte’s "uptown" (its like a Fisher Price "My First Skyline") or the extreme poverty meets ultra luxury of downtown Miami.  Some cities are defined by their downtown area while with others are reminders of their [...]

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Another day on a plane

October 14, 2009 Travel

With the amount of time I spend on planes, I get to meet large swaths of the American populace (or those just passing through our lovely country).  Everyone going through the motions at security check points, struggling with ever restrictive luggage policies and bitter at the 7 dollar bottle of water; just trying to get [...]

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Early Days: Costa Rica

July 21, 2009 Personal

Lately I’ve been reminiscing about earlier times in my life trying to dissect them.  One part that tends to be a blur, unless I sit down to concentrate on the memories, is my early childhood.  An unexpected call from my Dad kicked the entire cycle into overdrive and I had to put words to paper.  [...]

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Surprised by fond memories

June 5, 2009 Personal

In 2007 my girl and I hopped over to the UK.  From Scotland to Ireland to England, we bounced around the country, going thru mainstream and offbeat locales.  Some of it was fun, an adventure to say the least, but a lot of it was very draining.  The nonstop travel for months on end, the [...]

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